Established in 2009, the NHMRC Academy is a prestigious body of eminent researchers that enhances NHMRC's peer review processes by giving independent expert advice to NHMRC's CEO.
The Academy
NHMRC relies on peer review to judge the relative quality of research proposals competing for funding and this can only occur with the assistance of the researchers who participate on the peer review panels. Good peer review relies on the fact and the perception that it is fair, informed, expert, able to identify quality and generally able to undertake the task without fear or favour.
To maintain a high level of independence and increase the transparency of the peer review process, the NHMRC Academy has been established to assist with these processes.
In particular, the role of the Academy will be to assist in identifying the most suitable experts to undertake the peer review tasks.
Academy members are individuals with considerable knowledge of relevant Australian and International health and medical research fields. They have established reputations for high integrity, fairness and a willingness to contribute to the health and medical research sector. Members are appointed on the basis of their individual standing rather than as representatives of a particular interest group or organisation and are chosen from across public sector research organisations, higher education and hospitals.
Academy members:
- Nominate appropriate external assessors for a number of funding schemes
- Provide advice and refine the allocation of grant applications to appropriate peer review panels and spokespersons
- Provide support when needed to the other members of the Academy in areas in which they have expertise
Academy members 2011
In 2011 NHMRC's CEO appointed 167 members to the NHMRC Academy.
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Academy member |
Institution |
|---|---|
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Professor Stephen Ackland |
University of Newcastle |
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Professor Jerry Adams |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
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Professor Warren Alexander |
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor Craig Anderson |
The George Institute for Global Health |
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Professor Ian Anderson |
University of Melbourne |
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Associate Professor David Ashley |
Barwon Health |
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Professor Kerry Atkinson |
Mater Medical Research Institute |
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Professor Leon Bach |
Monash University |
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Professor Philip Barter |
Heart Research Institute |
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Professor Perry Bartlett |
University of Queensland |
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Professor John Bateman |
Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
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Professor Louise Baur |
The Children's Hospital at Westmead |
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Professor Samuel Berkovic |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor William Blessing |
Flinders University |
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Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite |
The University of New South Wales |
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Professor Matthew Brown |
University of Queensland Diamantina Institute |
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Associate Professor Ngiare Brown |
University of Sydney |
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Associate Professor Tracy Bryan |
Children's Medical Research Institute |
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Professor Richard Bryant |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor Rachelle Buchbinder |
Cabrini Hospital |
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Professor Antony Burgess |
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research |
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Professor Julie Byles |
University of Newcastle |
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Professor Don Byrne |
Australian National University |
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Professor Julie Campbell |
The Wesley Research Institute |
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Professor Andy Choo |
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute |
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Professor Helen Christensen |
Centre for Mental Health Research |
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Professor MacDonald Christie |
Brain & Mind Research Institute |
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Professor Judith Clements |
Queensland University of Technology |
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Associate Professor Vicki Clifton |
University of Adelaide |
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Professor Lynne Cobiac |
CSIRO |
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Professor Peter Colman |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
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Professor Matthew Cooper |
University of Queensland |
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Professor David Cooper |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor Ross Coppel |
Monash University |
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Professor Richard Cotton |
Genomic Disorders Research Centre |
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Professor Alan Cowman |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
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Professor Brendan Crabb |
Burnet Institute |
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Professor Nicholas de Klerk |
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research |
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Dr Anna deFazio |
Westmead Institute of Cancer Research |
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Professor Geoffrey Donnan |
Florey Neuroscience Institutes |
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Professor Judith Dwyer |
Flinders University |
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Professor Peter Ebeling |
University of Melbourne |
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Winthrop Professor Bruce Elliot |
The University of Western Australia |
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Professor Dallas English |
University of Melbourne |
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Associate Professor Roger Evans |
Monash University |
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Professor Leon Flicker |
University of Western Australia |
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Professor Simon Foote |
University of Tasmania |
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Professor Peter Fuller |
Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor Jozef Gecz |
University of Adelaide |
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Professor Paul Glasziou |
Bond University |
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Professor Michael Good |
Queensland Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor Christopher Goodnow |
Australian National University |
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Professor Georges Grau |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Ruth Hall |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Glenda Halliday |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor Richard Harding |
Monash University |
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Professor Mark Harris |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor Leonard Harrison |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
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Professor Derek Hart |
ANZAC Research Institute |
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Professor Prue Hart |
University of Western Australia |
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Professor Nicholas Hayward |
Queensland Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor William Heath |
University of Melbourne |
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Associate Professor Michael Hickey |
Monash University |
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Professor Ian Hickie |
Brain & Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney |
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Associate Professor Andrew Hill |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor Paul Hodges |
The University of Queensland |
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Professor Philip Hodgkin |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
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Professor Phillip (Mark) Hogarth |
Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health |
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Professor Timothy Hughes |
SA Pathology (RAH Campus) Health |
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Professor David James |
Garvan Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor David Jans |
Monash University |
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Professor Garry Jennings |
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute |
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Professor Newell Johnson |
Griffith University |
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Professor David Johnson |
Princess Alexandra Hospital |
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Professor Anthony Jorm |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor John Kaldor |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor Maria Kavallaris |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor Bruce Kemp |
St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor Stephen Kent |
The University of Melbourne |
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Professor Kum Kum Khanna |
Queensland Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor Henry Krum |
Monash University |
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Professor Sharad Kumar |
SA Pathology trading as IMVS Pathology |
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Professor Graham Lamb |
La Trobe University |
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Professor Martin Lavin |
University of Queensland |
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Professor Richard Lewis |
University of Queensland |
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Professor Marshall Lightowlers |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor Trevor Lithgow |
Monash University |
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Professor Stephen Lord |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor John Lowe |
University of the Sunshine Coast |
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Professor Charles Mackay |
Monash University |
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Professor Peter Mackenzie |
Flinders University |
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Professor Colin Masters |
Mental Health Research Institute |
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Professor John Mattick |
University of Queensland |
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Professor John Mattick |
University of Queensland |
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Professor Geoffrey McCaughan |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Robyn McDermott |
University of South Australia |
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Professor Doug Mcevoy |
Flinders University |
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Professor Patrick McGorry |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor Patrick McGorry |
University of Melbourne |
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Associate Professor Michael McGuckin |
Mater Medical Research Institute |
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Professor Michael McKinley |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor Ross McKinnon |
University of South Australia |
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Professor Anthony McMichael |
Australian National University |
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Professor Caroline McMillen |
University of South Australia |
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Professor Philip Mitchell |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor Paul Mitchell |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Jonathan Morris |
Kolling Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor Richard Nicholson |
University of Newcastle |
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Professor Nic Nicola |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
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Professor Paul Norman |
University of Western Australia |
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Professor Robyn O'Hehir |
Monash University |
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Professor Mark Onslow |
The University of Sydney |
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Professor Neville Owen |
The University of Queensland |
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Professor Christos Pantelis |
The University of Melbourne |
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Professor Gordon Parker |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor Robert Parton |
University of Queensland |
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Professor James Paton |
University of Adelaide |
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Professor George Paxinos |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor Paul Pilowsky |
Macquarie University |
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Professor Joseph Proietto |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor Ron Rapee |
Macquarie University |
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Professor Roger Reddel |
University of Sydney |
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Professor David Reutens |
The University of Queensland |
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Professor Des Richardson |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Michael Roberts |
University of Queensland |
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Professor Don Robertson |
University of Western Australia |
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Professor Phillip Robinson |
Children's Medical Research Institute |
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Professor Raymond Rodgers |
University of Adelaide |
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Professor Nadia Rosenthal |
Monash University |
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Professor Perminder Sachdev |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor Lois Salamonsen |
Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor Robert Sanson-Fisher |
University of Newcastle |
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Professor Peter Schofield |
Neuroscience Research Australia |
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Professor Patrick Sexton |
Monash University |
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Professor Ken Shortman |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
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Professor John Simes |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Karen Simmer |
University of Western Australia |
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Professor Evan Simpson |
Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor Andrew Sinclair |
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute/University of Melbourne |
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Professor Peter Sly |
University of Queensland |
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Professor Terence Speed |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
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Associate Professor Steven Stacker |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
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Professor Simon Stewart |
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute |
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Professor Roland Stocker |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Andreas Strasser |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
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Professor Patrick Tam |
Children's Medical Research Institute |
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Professor Seong-Seng Tan |
University of Melbourne |
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Associate Professor Mimi Tang |
Department of Allergy and Immunology, Royal Children’s Hospital |
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Professor Helena Teede |
Monash University |
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Professor Wayne Thomas |
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research |
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Professor Andrew Tonkin |
Monash University |
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Professor David Vaux |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
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Professor Alison Venn |
Menzies Research Institute |
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Professor James Vickers |
Menzies Research Institute |
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Professor Peter Visscher |
Queensland Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor Brendan Waddell |
University of Western Australia |
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Professor Michael Waters |
University of Queensland |
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Professor Alexander Wearing |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor Emma Whitelaw |
Queensland Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor David Whiteman |
Clive Berghofer Cancer Research Centre |
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Professor Ian Wicks |
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor David Williams |
The University of Melbourne |
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Professor Keryn Williams |
Flinders University |
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Professor Patsy Yates |
Queensland University of Technology |
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Professor Doris Young |
University of Melbourne, Department of General Practice |
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Professor Dao-Yi Yu |
The University of Western Australia |
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Professor John Zalcberg |
University of Melbourne |
Academy members 2010
In 2010 NHMRC's CEO appointed 64 members to the NHMRC Academy.
|
Academy member |
Institution |
|---|---|
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Professor Warren Alexander |
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institution |
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Professor Ian Anderson |
University of Melbourne |
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Associate Professor David Ashley |
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute |
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Professor Kerry Atkinson |
The Mater Medical Research Institute |
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Professor Leon Bach |
Alfred Hospital |
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Associate Professor Phil Bardin |
Monash University |
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Professor John Bateman |
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute |
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Professor Norbert Berend |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Sam Berkovic |
University of Melbourne |
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Associate Professor Tracy Bryan |
Children's Medical Research Institute |
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Professor Rachelle Buchbinder |
Monash University |
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Professor David Burke |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Mac Christie |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Judith Clements |
Queensland Institute of Technology |
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Professor Ross Coppel |
Monash University |
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Professor Tony Cunningham |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Roger Dampney |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Nicholas De Klerk |
University of Western Australia |
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Professor Catherine D'Este |
University of Newcastle |
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Professor Peter Ebeling |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor Dallas English |
University of Melbourne |
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Associate Professor Roger Evans |
Monash University |
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Professor Leon Flicker |
University of Western Australia |
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Professor Simon Foote |
Menzies Research Institute |
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Associate Professor Josef Gecz |
Universtiy of Adelaide |
|
Professor Chris Goodnow |
Australian National University |
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Professor Mark Harris |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor Prue Hart |
University of Western Australia |
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Professor Andrew Hill |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor Tim Hughes |
University of Adelaide |
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Professor Newell Johnson |
Griffith University |
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Associate Professor Maria Kavallaris |
Children's Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research |
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Professor David Kavanagh |
Queensland University of Technology |
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Professor Marshal Lightowlers |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor John Lowe |
University of the Sunshine Coast |
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Professor John Lynch |
University of South Australia |
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Professor Colin Masters |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor Geoff McCaughan |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Robyn McDermott |
University of South Australia |
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Associate Professor Mike McGuckin |
The Mater Medical Research Institute |
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Professor Ross McKinnon |
University of South Australia |
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Professor Phillip Mitchell |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor Jonathan Morris |
University of Sydney |
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Winthrop Professor Paul Norman |
University of Western Australia |
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Professor James Paton |
University of Adelaide |
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Professor Paul Pilowsky |
Macquarie University |
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Professor Joseph Proietto |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor David Reutens |
University of Queensland |
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Professor Ray Rodgers |
University of Adelaide |
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Laureate Professor Rob Sanson-Fisher |
University of Newcastle |
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Professor Peter Schofield |
Neuroscience Research Australia |
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Professor Mark Stevenson |
Monash University |
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Associate Professor Mimi Tang |
University of Melbourne |
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Associate Professor Alison Venn |
Menzies Research Institute |
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Professor James Vickers |
Menzies Research Institute |
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Professor Brendan Waddell |
University of Western Australia |
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Professor David Wattchow |
Flinders University |
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Associate Professor David Whiteman |
Queensland Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor Ian Wicks |
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institution |
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Professor David Williams |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor Keryn Williams |
Flinders University |
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Associate Professor Alpha Yap |
University of Queensland |
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Professor Patsy Yates |
Queensland University of Technology |
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Professor Doris Young |
University of Melbourne |
Academy members 2009
In 2009 NHMRC's CEO has appointed 30 members to the NHMRC Academy.
|
Academy member |
Institution |
|---|---|
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Professor John Bateman |
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute |
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Professor Norbert Berend |
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor Bruce Brew |
University of New South Wales |
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Scientia Professor Richard Bryant |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor Julie Byles |
University of Newcastle |
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Professor Mac Christie |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Judith Clements |
Queensland University of Technology |
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Professor Ross Coppel |
Monash University |
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Professor Tony Cunningham |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Timothy Davis |
University of Western Australia |
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Professor Nicholas De Klerk |
University of Western Australia |
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Professor Annette Dobson |
University of Queensland |
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Professor Peter Ebeling |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor Dallas English |
University of Melbourne |
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Professor Jonathan Golledge |
James Cook University |
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Professor Jane Hall |
University of Technology Sydney |
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Professor Glenda Halliday |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor John Hopwood |
SA Pathology |
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Professor Tim Hughes |
University of Adelaide |
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Professor Rick Kefford |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Andrew Lloyd |
University of New South Wales |
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Professor John Lynch |
University of South Australia |
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Professor Thomas Marwick |
University of Queensland |
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Professor Paul Pilowsky |
Macquarie University |
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Professor Gail Risbridger |
Monash University |
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Professor Ray Rodgers |
University of Adelaide |
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Professor Anatoly Rozenfeld |
University of Wollongong |
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Professor Tania Sorrell |
University of Sydney |
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Professor Emma Whitelaw |
Queensland Institute of Medical Research |
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Professor Keryn Williams |
Flinders University |

